Omid Iranian Foundation

Omid Iranian Fondation
Established2009; 15 years ago (2009)
HeadMohammad Reza Aref
Key peopleJafar Towfighi (Head of Board)[1]
Location
Headquarter: Tehran
Branches: Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Yazd, Zanjan, Zahedan
Websiteomidiranian.ir

The Omid Iranian Foundation (Persian: بنیاد امید ایرانیان) is an Iranian not-for-profit non-governmental organization,[1] established in 2009. It is officially a research institute focusing on political and social sciences. However, some analysts believe it is strategically functioning as a "reformist political party" as it has branches nationwide.[1] The head of this foundation, Mohammad Reza Aref, has stressed the organization's goals are not political, and contends it should remain a think tank for executive officials.[2][3] Others have noted the foundation's possible political activity after 2017.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c "از بنیاد امید ایرانیان چه می‌دانید؟". Young Journalists Club (in Persian). Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ^ "عارف:فعالیت های راهبردی بنیاد امید ایرانیان با هدف تشکیل حزب سیاسی متفاوت است". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ "تفاوت‌ بنیاد باران و بنیاد امید ایرانیان از زبان عارف". Azad University News Agency (in Persian). 29 July 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.